SEED GAME#2510 BGG all-time

Hornet Leader: Carrier Air Operations(2010)

★ 7.8 BGG1 playersWeight 2.84
Dice RollingOpen DraftingSimulation

Games like Hornet Leader: Carrier Air Operations

Looking for games like Hornet Leader: Carrier Air Operations? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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77/100

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ISO Match
76/100

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Target for Today(2017)

★ 8.11 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
76/100

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Phantom Leader(2010)

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ISO Match
76/100

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Interceptor Ace: Daylight Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44(2019)

★ 8.21 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

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Storm Above the Reich(2021)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 3.2
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75/100

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Target for Tonight: Britain's Strategic Air Campaign Over Europe, 1942-1945(2020)

★ 8.01 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
75/100

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Dice RollingSimulationSolo / Solitaire Game

B-29 Superfortress(2008)

★ 7.01 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
74/100

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Where There Is Discord: War in the South Atlantic(2009)

★ 7.91 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
74/100

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Dice RollingSimulationSolo / Solitaire Game

Silent Victory: U.S. Submarines in the Pacific, 1941-45(2016)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingPush Your LuckSimulation

Israeli Air Force Leader(2017)

★ 7.91 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

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First Team: Vietnam(1986)

★ 6.41 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
73/100

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